Dipoto expects Iwakuma to have long-term role

This entry was posted by Jeff on December 7, 2017 at 4:15 pm

Hisashi Iwakuma doesn’t figure to be back competing for a role on the Mariners’ Major League roster until sometime around the end of May, general manager Jerry Dipoto said on his Wheelhouse Podcast on Wednesday, but the 36-year-old right-hander remains a key member of the organization going forward.